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Chinese government arrests hundreds in crackdown on gambling

Although all gambling is technically illegal in China, it is permitted in the country's hundreds of thousands of "lottery shops". [Photo/AFP]

China has cracked down on online football gambling during the World Cup, arresting more than 540 suspected of participating in schemes involving more than $1.5 billion (Shs 150Billion), state media said.

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